Automobile window screen



H. THRUNE AUTOMOBILE WINDOW SCREEN Jan. 12, 1932.

Original Filed May 20, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 31mm lferberfi T/zr n Hailun/Mums Jan. 12, 1932. THRUNE 1,840,753

AUTOMOBILE WINDOW SCREEN Original Filed May 20, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2HIE .5 T514.

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Application filed May 20, 1930, Serial nae-s oes. Renewed. 'cei 'bei 20,193i.

The invention aims to provide an exce -from the 'plane'iin 'whichtheglass G is movationally simple and inexpensive, yet an e cient anddesirable screen and operating means therefor, constituting either abuilt in portion of or an accessory to an automobile door, for thepurpose of exoludinginsects' and preventing any foreign matter fromentering the machine when any window glass is lowered.

, With the foregoing in View, theinvention resides in the novel subjectmatter hereinafter described and claimed, description be;-ing'accomplished by reference'to the accompanying drawings. I

Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional vlew looking from the inner towardthe'outer side of a door equipped with my invention, the screen beingshown in lowered position and the window glass raised. N

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional viewon line 1 2-2 of Fig. 1.

" link 7 Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but illu trating the glasslowered and the screen raised.

Fig. 4a is a vertical sectional View on line d-d of Fig. 3.

i A conventional automobile door D is illustrated having the usualhollow lower portion P into which the window glass'G'is slidable andfrom which it is projectabl r This glass is of course provided with anyof the well known operating mechanisms forming no part of the presentinvention, and not therefore shown. v

Mounted at the outer side ofthe glass G for movement vertically into andfrom the door portion P, is a window screen 5, the edges of the screenand the edges of the glass G being engaged either with dual guides 6 rof felt or the like, or with separate guides. A substantially vertical.link 7 is pivoted at its upper end to the central portion of the screen5, at the lower edge of the latter, the pivot being denoted at 8. r Thelower end of link 7 is pivoted at, 9 to one endof a vertically swingablelever 10, the other end of this lever being fulcrumed at 11 to a woodenpost 12 or to other desired support within th'e lower portion Pof: thedoor. The screen 5, and lever 10 are all outwardly spaced ble,fiandactuating means for said parts, is d sposed primarilyinilnwardly spacedrelat1onw1th sa d plane. I

A gear segment 13 is pivotally mountediat 'ltupon a supporting plate orthe like 15 whichgis suitablysecured tothecdoor. An

operating pinion 16xmeshes with the gear I vertical link 19 is pivotedat its upper end to the segment -13, as fshownat 20." While themajor-'portiono-f this link is inwardly spaced from the plane in which:the glass G "is; movable, the lower end of said link; is outwardlyofl'set below the. zo'nehinwhich saidfglass is-inovable',"the ofisetlink end beingpivoted at'21' to the.lever. 10,='at a point between thevends of the latter. "In the construction herein" illustrated, the lowerend of link 19 is bent laterally 'outward at 22 and is'then bentupwardly at 23, the terminal 23 being. pivoted ("at 21)=t0 the lever 10.

' When'the glass G islowered,*the screen 5 may be raised tQ-pr'event theentrance of insects, pebbles or other foreign matter and to preventsmall children from possibly-falling fromthe machine. 1 By simplyoperating thec'rankL18, the screen may be quickly and easily raised or'loweredaas required. 'The upper edge ofthescreenfinay be providedwithfair appropriate bumper 24 which serves the function of preventingit from rattling.

This bumper is preferably of such shape as to becomewedged when'thescreen is lowered. It will be seen from'the foregoing that exoeptionally simple and inexpensive provision has been made for carryingout the objects of the invention. -\Vhile the details herein tilldisclosed are preferably followed, on account i of the existingadvantages, it is nevertheless to beunderstood that wltlnn the scope ofthe lnventionas claimed, minor variations may be made. I

I claim:'- '1. In an automobile doorhaving a window glass,slidableintoand from the lowerportion of the door, a screen at the outerside or" said glass mounted to slide into and from said lower portion ofthe door, a link direct- 1y pivoted to and extending downwardly fromsaid screen, a vertically swingable lever having one of its endsdirectly pivoted to the lower end of said link, means fulcruming theother end of said lever within the door, said fulcrum means beingstationary with respect to said screen both link and lever beingoutwardly spaced from the plane in which said glass is movable, a gearsegment mounted within the door, a crank-equipped operating pinionmounted in mesh with said segment, and a second link directly pivoted toand tending downwardly from said segment, the latter, the pinion and themajor portion of said second link being all spaced inwardly from theplane in which said glass is movable, the lower end of said second linkbeing oifset outwardly below the zone of movement 0t said glass anddirectly pivoted to said lever at a point between the ends of thelatter.

2. In an automobile body having a window glass slldable into and from apocket, a screen at the outer side of said glass mounted to slide intoand from said pocket, a link directly pivoted to and extendingdownwardly from said screen, a vertically swingable lever havingone ofits ends directly pivoted to the lower end of said link, meansfulcruming the other end of said lever within said pocket, said fulcrummeans being stationary with respect to said screen both link and leverbeing outwardly spaced from the plane in' which said glass is movable, agear segment mounted within the door, a crank-equipped operating pinionmounted in mesh with said segment, and a second link directly pivoted toand eX- tending downwardly from said segment, the latter, the pinion andthe major portion of said second link being all spaced inwardly from theZone in which said glass is movable, the lower end of said second linkbeing bent laterally outward below the plane of movement of said glassand being then bent upwardly and directly pivoted to said lever at apoint between the ends of the latter.

In testimony whereof I EtffiX my signature.

HERBERT THRUNE.

